SOIL AND I 



SlTUATIOV J 



QUALITY IV. 



BEECH 



[Continued. 



* This sum represents thfi average nett income per acre which will be earned upon the average 

 ifded capital when once the forest it in proper working rotation, i.e., when it is normally stocked 

 with crops of all ages from one year old up to maturity. The cost of replanting is estimated at 5 per 

 acre, and it is assumed that tbe land Is allowed to lie fallow for one year. 

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Diagrams 



showing 



proportion of 



Thinnings to 



Final Crop. 



On an 

 SO-year 



rotation. 



IN VOLUME. 

 (To 3 inches diameter.) 



IN VALUE. 



On a 

 720-year 



rotation. 



The most profitable rotation 



(according to the yields and prices indicated) 



Is one of SO years, if interest is reckoned at 3i or 4 per 

 cent. 



Prices of Timber (standing). 



J These prices are equivalent to the following scale of prices : - 



Timber 12 in. q.g. and over at Is. per cub. ft. 



,, 6 in. q.g. and under 12 in. at 8d per cub. ft. 

 ,, below 6 in. q.g. at 3d. per cub. ft. 



